Monthly Archive for October, 2010

: October, 2010

New York gubernatorial hopeful Jimmy McMillan, of the Rent is 2 Damn High Party, may not have won Monday night’s debate, but there’s no question where he stands on the rent (It’s 2 damn high). McMillan is the political newcomer among the candidates, but as a self-proclaimed karate expert who speaks in couplets, he’s definitely [ … …

Despite being cartoons, The Simpsons are more clever and culturally-conscious than most TV families, and the writers incorporate real-life religion into their lives: grace at meals, Sunday School, Bible references and even an animated version of the Almighty himself. The Vatican has taken notice of … …

With a stunning turn of events in last night’s Mad Men finale, series creator Matthew Weiner finally addressed the elephant in the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce lunch room: Megan’s teeth. I don’t want to come off as superficial, but you know it’s been nagging at you the entire season. I kept my mouth … …

The hosts of “The View” (Getty Images) A heated debate between “The View” hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg and Bill O’Reilly on yesterday’s episode of the talk show culminated with Behar and Goldberg walking off set, the Huffington Post reports. The topic of discussion? The proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero, that has [ … …

Tom Brady, Superbowl-winning quarterback and husband of a supermodel, ought to be the idol of the male masses. Instead, everyone is making fun of his hair. Now Justin Bieber – he of the hair that can come only from clamping a bowl on your head and getting out the clippers – is jumping on him. […] …

Just when you thought you were safe from yet another Tom Cruise sequel (though Mission Impossible IV isn’t even out yet) the internet is abuzz with reports that Top Gun 2 may be in the works. The only good to possibly come of this seeing hipsters everywhere ditch their aviator sunglasses as they rec … …

(Photo/Flickr, laverrue) Further proving the American political system’s fabled ‘smoke filled room’ really is controlled by rich white dudes, the Green Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Illinois is Rich Whitey. Well not really, but some ballots in Chicago feature the unfortunate misspelling of Rich … …

Maybe she should have gone with cinamon raisin. A woman in New Castle, Pa., says her newborn was taken away after she allegedly failed a drug test. But she says she ate a poppy-seed bagel before she gave birth, and that’s why her drug test was flagged. It showed opiates. The ACLU is working on […] … …

ABOVE: San Jose State’s Tommie Smith, center, winner of the Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter dash, raises his hand in a black power salute along with teammate and bronze medal winner John Carlos. It was a defining moment in Olympic history. When sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised a bl … …

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